Ozodiegwu, Ifeoma D.
Ambrose, Monique
Galatas, Beatriz
Runge, Manuela
Nandi, Aadrita
Okuneye, Kamaldeen
Dhanoa, Neena Parveen
Maikore, Ibrahim
Uhomoibhi, Perpetua
Bever, Caitlin
Noor, Abdisalan
Gerardin, Jaline
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-002092, Global Good Fund)
Article History
Received: 1 December 2022
Accepted: 15 April 2023
First Online: 26 April 2023
Declarations
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: This study used publicly available, de-identified data from the 2010, 2013 and 2015 MIS and 2018 DHS Surveys:. Ethical clearance for the MIS and DHS surveys protocols were obtained from the National Health Research Ethics Committee of Nigeria (NHREC) and ICF International’s Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) []. The survey ensured compliance with international ethical standards of informed consent and voluntary participation, and privacy and confidentiality. The dataset was requested, and a letter of data authorization was received from ICF International through the DHS Program. More details regarding ethical standards of the DHS data are available at:. The RIA dataset and LGA-level population estimates were provided by the NMEP to the study team as aggregate data and did not require ethical clearance.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.